I am very happy to see that someone had finally decided to build a cheaper ''plastic bucket'' To: origamiboats@yahoogroups.com From: brentswain38@... ...
http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/van/boa/2828638353.html. This is the link to Slade Green's Craigslist add. The boat currently lies in Guaymas Mexico and I...
Yes, I started to look at the C-head too, and I am not sure it is the separator seat that is the interesting part to buy. They try hard not to show any...
Another one to look at is the "Loveable Loo". It seems any of us could build one of these as it is a simple plywood box holding the bucket. Issues these sites...
Brent, I did something a little different. I took a piece of 1-1/4 schedule 40 conduit, then welded a 2" nipple (threaded section) onto it. Imagine a little o...
We just cut a hole, inseted a plastic thru hull pointing upward, attached an appropriate length of flex hose. The cable was threaded through and the hose...
Finally I tried to weld with MIG (GMAW process). Not as easy as I expected ;) We are using GMAW-S, wire ER70S-6 (copper coated wire), 100% CO2, electrode...
Hello Wild I hate welding with the cheep, small dia. wire. I would sooner stick weld with a small diameter rod. The clean-up is a pain and it is not...
We use 0.035 wires for GMAW-S. Ye-ah... It looks like for small boat building preferences (and affordability of the equipments) are: SMAW (Stick) FCAW...
3mm decks, 5mm hull on the Tom Thumb 24. What are the thicknesses on th BS 26 ? Matt ... I agree with Paul. The Swain 30 is the perfect size for one or two...
Okay, I’ll repeat this warning for the umpteenth time. I used to own a small company where we welded thousands and thousands of small brackets from 1/8”...
... I love that story. :) ... I'm not nearly as experienced as Gary, but what I _have_ done with MIG confirms the above. I've put a lot of time and effort into...
I need to confirm, but I think we have 0.035 wires in MIGs in our welding class. I am not trying to say it is right to use it for everything, it is just what...
Gary, With all due respect, you don't give enough information in your description to understand what was going on with your breaking brackets. What is given is...
You are taking a welding class? That's great! I don't know what you have for equipment in your classroom but you probably have access to saws, grinders and...
Yesterday I welded up a piece of tube to a piece of flatbar 1/8" stock using 0.035 and do what I always do (because I don't weld that often.) I First got my...
For the one off, boat I prefer stick welding. Far more forgiving and far harder to get a bad weld from. Cheaper too. I see no justification for the added...
I got my alloy mig ticket about a year ago. Part of the class was to weld a 10mm plate either side and then cut it into strips and test them in a press. I...
Dave, The welds that broke were not one configuration, there were several different joint designs, and the welding was done in different positions too. All the...
Paul, You are talking about aluminum welding here, where the welding should be done using spray arc instead of short arc. It takes a big jump in wire speed...
